The Mansarmadio system by Ferri Mobili

8/21/2026 Slow care

August moves at a wider pace. It is the right season to look after the surfaces of the home: oil the wood, feed the stone, let materials become themselves again.

8/14/2026 The room in between

In summer we live on the threshold. Loggia, porch, veranda: the strip between indoors and out becomes the most lived-in room of the house, and deserves to be designed as one.

8/07/2026 The empty house

In August many homes are left behind. Shutters half closed, still air, light crossing the rooms with no one to watch it. It is worth asking what stays beautiful when no one is there.

7/31/2026 The long light of summer evenings

In summer the evening lasts for hours. It is the moment when the home moves outside, and artificial light should accompany, not replace.

7/24/2026 Air, draughts, orientation

Before the system, there is the design. A home that knows how to move air stays liveable in summer with very little energy.

7/17/2026 Inhabiting the temporary

A holiday home lives on a few things, well chosen. It is an exercise in subtraction that teaches a lot about the everyday home too.